Leviticus 21:8 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy [am] I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.

Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.

English Amplified

You shall consecrate him therefore, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I the Lord Who sanctifies you am holy.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

You shall consecrate him therefore, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I the Lord Who sanctifies you am holy.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the Lord am holy—I who set you apart.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the LORD who sets you apart, am holy.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.

English EASY 2024

You must respect priests as holy people, because they offer food to your God. I am the Lord and I am holy. I am the one who causes you to be holy.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord, and I make you holy.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I, the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The people must consider the priest holy, because he presents the food offerings to me. I am the Lord; I am holy and I make my people holy.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Be holy because you offer the food of your God. Be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I set you apart as holy.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the LORD who sets you apart, am holy.

English KJV 1611

Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

Therefore, you shall set him apart as holy, for he brings near the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I Yahweh, who makes you holy, am holy.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctifies you, am holy.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the LORD, who sanctifies you, am holy.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Honor him as sacred who offers up the food of your God; treat him as sacred, because I, the LORD, who have consecrated him, am sacred.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you all, am holy.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Consider them as holy, because they offer up food to me. Consider them as holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord. I make you holy.

Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the LORD am holy-I who make you holy.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.

You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and you shall treat them as holy, since they offer the food of your God; they shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, I who sanctify you, am holy.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

You shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The priest is set apart to offer the sacrifices of your God; he is holy, for I, the Lord who sanctifies you, am holy.

English Tyndale 1537

Sanctify him therefore, for he offereth up the bread of God: he shall therefore be holy unto thee, for I the LORD which sanctify you, am holy.